A 39-year-old Westminster man died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday, Sept. 22, after being detained for nearly a month inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, according to federal authorities.

Ismael Ayala-Uribe was arrested by ICE on Aug. 17 during a raid at an Orange County car wash, according to 4 Los Angeles, and transferred to the detention center on Aug. 22 for immigration proceedings, according to an ICE press release. The center is northwest of Victorville.

On Sept. 21, he was referred to the Victor Valley Global Medical Center to evaluate an abscess on his buttocks and scheduled for surgery. ICE said Ayala-Uribe was also experiencing hypertension and tachycardia, a fast heart rate.

The next morning, at 1:48 a.m., the hospital declare

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